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The I word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Yes, it's back - the 'I' word that is. With the many letters being thrown around to describe the global recovery these days, you must be wondering what this letter 'I' stands for. 'I' stands for inflation. The fear of its return spooked Wall Street ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

Africa's PIC appoints Charles River

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
Public Investment Corporation, the investment management arm of the Republic of South Africa, has gone live on the Charles River Investment Management System across its fixed income and money market operations. As a result, PIC users are now able to ...

Playing chicken with tyres

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... Section 421. Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 (China-Specific Safeguards) specifies that: "If a product of the People's Republic of China is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Caution removes caution. Just as the G-20 announced their caution in removing the fiscal and monetary crutch until the global economy is walking on its own, the word 'cautiously' in the 'cautiously optimistic' is fast disappearing in many an investment ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
Political affiliations do more than just influence who will become the next US president, they can dictate asset prices too, according to a study on the performance of Democratic versus Republican fund managers. US-based publication, Advisor Perspectives ...

Firm hails the next emerging market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... exposure to Poland and less than 5 per cent exposure to a range of countries including Hungary, Estonia and the Czech Republic. Its biggest holdings are in Sberbank, FESCO, Gazprom ADR and Ros Neft GDR. So far East Capital has done some business with ...

China's SWF on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... formed the foundation of its registered capital. The fund is wholly state-owned under the Company Law of the People's Republic of China and headquartered in Beijing.

Rwanda calls for $770m fund injection

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... returns are massive since the demand of materials such as tiles, glass, cement and others is very high," she explained. The Republic of Rwanda, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa, is home to over 10 million people who mostly engage in ...

Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Wall Street jumped again overnight but Main Street's mood has turned from nervous insouciance to outright outrage. Hip, hip, hurray! Wall Street greeted St. Patrick's Day with a 3.2 per cent rally in the S&P 500, a 2.5 per cent jump in the Dow and the ...